1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 17 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Viktor Saneyev Soviet Union
Silver	Zoltán Cziffra Hungary
Bronze	Klaus Neumann East Germany

Results

Final

17 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	17.34
	Zoltán Cziffra	Hungary	16.85
	Klaus Neumann	East Germany	16.68
4	Carol Corbu	Romania	16.56
5	Nikolay Dudkin	Soviet Union	16.46
6	Jörg Drehmel	East Germany	16.23
7	Giuseppe Gentile	Italy	16.03
8	Serge Firca	France	15.94
9	Tony Wadhams	Great Britain	15.90
10	Henrik Kalocsai	Hungary	15.79
11	Kristen Fløgstad	Norway	15.71
12	Georgi Stoykovski	Bulgaria	15.14

Qualification

16 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Klaus Neumann	East Germany	16.78	CR Q
2	Carol Corbu	Romania	16.76	Q
3	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	16.66	Q
4	Nikolay Dudkin	Soviet Union	16.65	Q
5	Tony Wadhams	Great Britain	16.49	Q
6	Serge Firca	France	16.40	Q
7	Georgi Stoykovski	Bulgaria	16.39	Q
8	Henrik Kalocsai	Hungary	16.21	Q
9	Zoltán Cziffra	Hungary	16.15	Q
10	Jörg Drehmel	East Germany	16.15	Q
11	Giuseppe Gentile	Italy	16.11	Q
12	Kristen Fløgstad	Norway	16.04	Q
13	Andrzej Lasocki	Poland	16.00
14	Birger Nyberg	Sweden	15.85
15	Evangelos Vlasis	Greece	15.78
16	Raymond Privé	France	15.52

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

• Bulgaria (1)
• East Germany (2)
• France (2)
• Greece (1)
• Hungary (2)
• Italy (1)
• Norway (1)
• Poland (1)
• Romania (1)
• Soviet Union (2)
• Sweden (1)
• Great Britain (1)